parenting

by min, who contemplates once in a while I’ve been pondering which age is the best for being a mom. Not referring to the age of the mom…that answer would most certainly be thirty years old. It would be perfect if all moms could be thirty throughout the entire period of child rearing. By thirty […]
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by min, who remembers several ‘close calls’ with her kids When my kids were growing up, there was a great deal of concern about a condition called SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). It seemed like the papers (notice I said ‘papers’ rather than ‘Internet’…that shows you how old I am) were full of deaths attributed […]
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by min, who’s trying to learn from the birds and the bees I’m not much of a bird watcher, but while sitting out at the ranch in front of the big glass windows, it’s difficult to not watch the birds even if you aren’t inclined to do so. There are birds everywhere. It can be […]
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By Mindy Sterba, who is a lucky mom Today I am picking up Reggie from college for the summer. I figure we’ll have a full week of bliss before: We start getting on each other’s nerves, I start bugging him to get a job and I no longer get to see him because he’s out […]
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